Food and more importantly good food is key to any travel experience. Peru was awarded World’s Leading Culinary Destination at the World travel Awards in 2012 and when you combine this with a rich cultural history you have a perfect “fusion” for good food and unique dining

Casa Andina Premium Collection Miraflores

With its stylish contemporary design, cutting-edge technology and ideal location, the flagship Casa Andina Premium Collection Miraflores hotel is the top of its class in every aspect. Once called the Miraflores Cesar's, this modern hotel icon was dramatically transformed into a luxury hotel. Its quintessential ...

With its stylish contemporary design, cutting-edge technology and ideal location, the flagship Casa Andina Premium Collection Miraflores hotel is the top of its class in every aspect. Once called the Miraflores Cesar's, this modern hotel icon was dramatically transformed into a luxury hotel. Its quintessential Limeno flavour reverberates in the exquisite art collection of contemporary local artists and prized colonial era antiques, in both public spaces and accommodations.

Facilities

Bar(s)

Business Centre

Conference Facilities

Gift Shop

Gym/Fitness Centre

Hair/Beauty Salon

Internet Access

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Service

Massage Treatments

Medical Services

Parking

Pool (s)

Reception (24 hrs)

Restaurant(s)

Room Service

Sauna

Wheelchair Accessible Rooms

Photo gallery

Lima

After breakfast you will begin your tour of Lima. Visit the Historical Center: Plaza Mayor ("Main Square"), the Government Palace, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall and old streets with colonial mansions and Moorish balconies. You will also visit one a historic convent, an icon of colonial architecture.

Then stop at The Cordano Bar, which is one of the oldest traditional bars located in the historic center of Lima.

You will continue onto the modern district of San Isidro and Miraflores where Huacas or Sacred Inca structures dot the downtown area. Tonight you dine at the Huaca Pucllana restaurant. Located within the ruins of Huaca Pucllana, an archaeological compound built between 200 and 700 AD by the early inhabitants of Lima the restaurant is illuminated by night sky offering some amazing views as you dine under the covered terrace. The cuisine is a reinterpretation of the Peruvian Criollo tradition and as a combination of local flavours and ingredients using contemporary techniques.

Meal Plan

Breakfast and Dinner

Day3

Lima

Today you visit one of Lima's symbolic markets to see the amazing variety of fish, fruit, and vegetables used in Peruvian food. You will be equipped with a list of names and descriptions of foods you will encounter to help appreciate the visit even more. Then watch and learn as chefs from famous local restaurants demonstrate how to prepare Peru's most famous dishes. Learn how to make an exquisite ceviche or famous Lomo Saltado (sauteed tenderloin strips and French fries). Rounding out this culinary experience is a delicious lunch.

The afternoon is free to prepare for another sumptuous tasters menu meal at the Amor Amar restaurant.

Located in the trendy, Bohemian district of Barranco, Amor Amar is situated on the grounds of a converted courtyard, behind a large wall. The decor of Amor Amar is an appealing mix of contemporary style and an open-air atmosphere with a touch of nature. The more interesting part of the menu are the other dishes; the several dozen original plates and appetizers that showcase Sacilotto's range that dabbles in southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, and Argentinean gauchos. There's Duck Magret served with an Aji Amarillo risotto. The underutilized and delicious Charela, a seabass from the north of Peru, is found throughout the menu. A wood-burning oven that slow roasts suckling goat and lamb. Desserts are a strong point here. There are house made ice creams and sorbets of mostly native flavors.

Meal Plan

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day4

Lima to Cusco

Today you are transferred to the airport for your flight up and into the Andes and Cusco. On arrival into Cusco you will check into your hotel before beginning your city tour.

Today's excursion is an incredible trip into the past as you will tour some of the nearby archeological sites. Start off at the Sacsayhuaman Fortress built of enormous stone blocks expertly shaped by the Incas. It is strategically located at the top of a hill overlooking the city of Cusco. What a view of the city! Then, it's off to Qenko, which means labyrinth, and where the sun, the moon, and the stars were worshipped. Afterwards, it's Puca Pucara, which might have served as an inn where the Incan emperor and his entourage would have rested and lodged for the night. The last set of ruins is at Tambomachay, where important water veneration rites may have been carried out.

Cooking Class at Limo Restaurant

Take part in a cooking demonstration in Limo Restaurant, located in a typical colonial style house with a privileged view of the Plaza de Armas de Cusco (Cusco Square).You will learn how to prepare exotic cocktails with pisco, a traditional Peruvian brandy, as well as an entrée and a main dish using local ingredients. Afterwards, you will be able to enjoy a delicious lunch in the restaurant.

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of the Incan City. Built on a 17th century colonial mansion, it reveals unique architectural details. Distinctive paintings, colonial sculptures and carvings around the property hearken back to the splendour of ...

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of the Incan City. Built on a 17th century colonial mansion, it reveals unique architectural details. Distinctive paintings, colonial sculptures and carvings around the property hearken back to the splendour of the era.

Facilities

Boutique(s)

Business Centre

Concierge

Currency Exchange

Internet Access

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Service

Room Service

Photo gallery

Cusco

You will get to see Cusco from a different perspective today. You will stop by the Cristo Blanco, a statue overlooking the city from atop a hill, and the San Cristobel lookout point, from where you get the most beautiful views of the entire city. Then, you will descend to the main square, in the historic city center, for a leisurely stroll around the plaza, with its renovated fountain, and have some time to take great pictures.

After this, it's off to a well-known bar for lessons from an expert bar tender on how to make a traditional pisco sour. Lastly, you will be driven back to your hotel.

Meal Plan

Breakfast

Day6

Chincheros to Sacred Valley

Spend part of the day at the town of Chincheros, 35 kilometers northwest of Cusco. The townsfolk are famous for having preserved traditional Andean weaving techniques. They also set up a market in the town square to sell handmade crafts from around the region to visitors. It's a lively affair as they dress in their colorful outfits.

Nearby is the town of Maras and you will visit its salt pans where the finest salt in the world is extracted? You will now travel to Moray and tour the enormous circular and semi-circular agricultural terraces built into the top of a hill overlooking the Urubamba Valley and used by the Incas as a botanical laboratory.

Aranwa Hotel Spa Sacred Valley

Built on the riverside lands of an ancient 18th Century colonial hacienda, Aranwa Sacred Valley comprises a restored hacienda with sumptuous rooms decorated in colonial style. Indulge in recent developments following modern, minimalist decor at this luxurious Urubamba hotel in Sacred Valley. Adjacent to a ...

Built on the riverside lands of an ancient 18th Century colonial hacienda, Aranwa Sacred Valley comprises a restored hacienda with sumptuous rooms decorated in colonial style. Indulge in recent developments following modern, minimalist decor at this luxurious Urubamba hotel in Sacred Valley. Adjacent to a majestic river, in the heart of a mystical landscape, Aranwa offers a life-changing experience in a peaceful and inviting haven, setting the rich standard among Urubamba Peru hotels.

Facilities

Art Gallery

Bar(s)

Boutique(s)

Business Centre

Concierge

Conference Facilities

Gym/Fitness Centre

Internet Access

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Service

Library

Massage Treatments

Parking

Reception (24 hrs)

Restaurant(s)

Room Service

Sauna

Spa

Wedding Chapel

Photo gallery

Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes

Today board the Vistadome Train for the ride through the Sacred Valley of Urubamba to the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. Perched 8, 200 feet above the valley, it was hidden by mountains and semi-tropical jungles for 400 years until discovered by Hiram Bingham of Yale University in 1911. Archaeologists believe that the Inca "Virgins of the Sun" took refuge from the Spanish Conquistadors here.

You arrive in the town of Aguas Calientes where you are met and transferred for your bus journey from the valley floor up to the entrance of the ruins in Machu Picchu. Your bags will be taken to your hotel of choice in Aguas Calientes. After passing through the entrance of Machu Picchu enjoy a guided tour of the ruins.When finished you return to Aguas Calientes at the base of the ruins by bus in the late afternoon where you collect your bags from your hotel, check in and then you are free to explore the many restaurants of this mountain village.

Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel

At the foot of the imposing mountains surrounding Machu Picchu, by the banks of the Vilcanota River, stands Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel. The only five-star hotel in Aguas Calientes is architecturally inspired by the enigmatic lost city of the Incas. The exquisite culinary creations of ...

At the foot of the imposing mountains surrounding Machu Picchu, by the banks of the Vilcanota River, stands Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel. The only five-star hotel in Aguas Calientes is architecturally inspired by the enigmatic lost city of the Incas. The exquisite culinary creations of the hotel's restaurant are prepared with regional ingredients and its luxury suites await you for an enchanting trip to the historical past of the Andean culture.

Facilities

Bar(s)

Boutique(s)

Currency Exchange

Hair/Beauty Salon

Internet Access

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Service

Mail and Postal Facilities

Massage Treatments

Medical Services

Multi-lingual Staff

Restaurant(s)

Room Service

Sauna

Spa

Spa(Hot-tub)/Jacuzzi

Wheelchair Accessible Rooms

Photo gallery

Cusco

You will be met by a guide at your hotel who will walk with you to the bus station at the south end of town near the bridge that crosses the river. From here, board any of the buses heading up to Machu Picchu. You will be dropped off at the entrance to Machu Picchu. Enjoy Machu Picchu where you will have the ruins virtually to yourself for a self-guided tour, with time to climb Huayna Picchu (this must be pre booked prior to departure from your home town and extra charges apply), walk out to the Inca Bridge or else just wander through the ruins soaking up the amazing atmosphere. After your explorations, return to the entrance where you can catch any bus back to the train station in Aguas Calientes where your guide will be waiting to assist with boarding your train for your return to Cusco.

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of the Incan City. Built on a 17th century colonial mansion, it reveals unique architectural details. Distinctive paintings, colonial sculptures and carvings around the property hearken back to the splendour of ...

Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of the Incan City. Built on a 17th century colonial mansion, it reveals unique architectural details. Distinctive paintings, colonial sculptures and carvings around the property hearken back to the splendour of the era.

Facilities

Photo gallery

Depart Peru

After a final breakfast you are transferred to the airport for your flight back home.

Meal Plan

Breakfast

Other Information

DEPARTURES:

Daily.

PRICE INCLUDES:

Local Travelers assistance

Nights' accommodation

All transfers

Lima City Tour

Cusco City Tour

Cooking lesson

Chincheros and Moray tour

Machu Picchu tour 2nd visit to Machu Picchu ruins

Lunches at Pachapapa and LIMO

Dinners at Huaca Pucllana

Amor Amar

MAP restaurant and The Larco Museum

All taxes

PRICE EXCLUDES:

Travel insurance

International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes

Visa fees if applicable

Meals and beverages not mentioned

Gratuities

Items of a personal nature

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please inquire.